Rohitha suspended from SLPP membership, other positions

Colombo, September 20 (Daily Mirror)- The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has suspended SLPP MP Rohitha Abeygunawardana from the SLPP membership and the post of national convenor.

In a letter to Abeygunawardana, the party's General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said he has supported another candidate at the Presidential election while going against the decision of the SLPP politburo.

Party leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has approved the decision to suspend MP Abeygunawardana from SLPP membership and all other positions in the party.